SEC Announces Departure of Chief of Staff Prashant Yerramalli and Appointment of Amanda Fischer to the Role

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Chief of Staff Prashant Yerramalli will leave the agency, effective Dec. 31, 2022. Amanda Fischer, currently Senior Counselor to Chair Gary Gensler, will be appointed Chief of Staff, effective…

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Why is the Powerball so Large?

I will admit, a billion dollar prize got my attention,  and my friends and I have been buying tickets. 

But why is the big prize so big? CNN has a theory – its the FED!
It actually makes sense. Keep in mind that no one takes the annuity payout; everyone wants the cash.
But it is that annuity payout that everyone focuses on. So why is it so big? 1.9 BILLION  dollars is a lot of money…if you wait for it.
CNN explains:
$1.9 billion top prize is the amount winners would get, which involves taking 30 equal payments of about $63 million spread out over the next 29 years. Those payments come from an annuity purchased by the lottery sponsors, and the payments factor in an average rate of return.
Interest rates are up, annuity rates are up, lottery payouts are up.
Ok, we get it. But no thanks  like every other lottery winner I’ll take my prize in cash.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/05/investing/powerball-record-prize-fed-interest-rates-ctrp/index.html?Type=Store&bt_ee=7qsilqhTznC9Nu9UHtDP0x4A1wUpi0ir9ukA%2FPk1G0Xav6yHZUmN7hz2n%2B62ItPI&bt_ts=1667858784450

SEC Charges Goldman Sachs Asset Management for Failing to Follow its Policies and Procedures Involving ESG Investments

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM) for policies and procedures failures involving two mutual funds and one separately managed account strategy marketed as Environmental, Social, and Governance…

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SEC Seeks to Stop the Registration of Misleading Crypto Asset Offerings

The Securities and Exchange Commission today instituted administrative proceedings against American CryptoFed DAO LLC (American CryptoFed), a Wyoming-based organization, to determine whether a stop order should be issued to suspend the registration of…

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SEC Charges Unregistered Brokers that Facilitated more than $1.2 Billion in Primarily Penny Stock Trades

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Jeffrey K. Galvani, Stuart A. Jeffery, and two New York-based entities they controlled with operating as unregistered broker-dealers that facilitated more than $1.2 billion of securities trading,…

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Morgan Stanley Advisors Leaving Over New Account Restrictions

Morgan Stanley is increasing its account minimum requirements for international clients and is set to close or suspend thousands of domestic and offshore wealth management accounts as part of a due diligence review, according to Citywire.
The firm informed staff on Tuesday morning that accounts with less than $5m currently awaiting review by its due diligence team will be closed while accounts above this threshold would be subject to a slew of trading restrictions, according to a number of sources familiar with the changes.

SEC Announces Enforcement Results for FY22

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed 760 total enforcement actions in fiscal year 2022, a 9 percent increase over the prior year. These included 462 new, or “stand alone,” enforcement actions, a 6.5 percent increase over…

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SEC Charges S&P Global Ratings with Conflict of Interest Violations

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged S&P Global Ratings, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) registered with the Commission, with violating conflict of interest rules designed to prevent sales and marketing…

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SEC Charges Pharmaceutical Co. Chief Information Officer in $8 Million Insider Trading Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against Ramkumar Rayapureddy, Chief Information Officer of pharmaceutical company Viatris Inc., which was formerly known as Mylan N.V. The SEC’s complaint, filed in the…

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